I'm interested in stroking my B16A to a 1.8L using the Spoon Sports stroker kit. My question is... will this kit that is intended for a B16B fit perfectly into a B16A? I have researched the differences between B16A and B motors and apparently the only things that change are valvetrain, cams, pistons, P&P head and Intake manifold/throttle. Has anyone ever tried this conversion yet?

 

no it wont be fine, b16a block is shorter

 

b16b = destroked b18c5. so no.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Yusuke &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm interested in stroking my B16A to a 1.8L using the Spoon Sports stroker kit. My question is... will this kit that is intended for a B16B fit perfectly into a B16A? I have researched the differences between B16A and B motors and apparently the only things that change are valvetrain, cams, pistons, P&P head and Intake manifold/throttle. Has anyone ever tried this conversion yet? </TD></TR></TABLE>

not only is the B16 deck height (7mm) shorter than a B16B/P72 block, B18C rods are too long (1) so you wouldn't be able to use the stroker kit rods at all; you'd have to get custom rods made for sure. (2) The crank journals on a B18C crank are not as wide as that of a B16's crank journals; you'd have to get machine work to fix that. (3) Your rod ratio will be on the crappy side, if you didn't know. (4) You're a lucky (rich) man if you can still find a Spoon 1.8L B16B stroker kit (they discontinued them a while ago).

 

Thanks for the info. Learning as I go.

 

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cool beanz.